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Melodies Of Eternity Moderators ([personal profile] eternitymods) wrote in [community profile] eternityooc2018-07-31 01:17 pm

AUGUST INFORMATION POST


— August 2018 —


Greetings everyone! This monthly information post will detail what events will occur this months. This month's event is plot heavy and will involve the characters discovering new NPCs and learning more about their predicament and what they should do. Please post any questions you may have regarding all of this here.



Third Time's The Charm || August 05th
On August 05th, a new batch of characters will be brought to the Curti Center from the Dream Width! The first time it happened, perhaps it was an accident. The second time, it was a bit fishy. Third time? This will definitely be happening a fourth time, and more. Why this is happening is still unclear, but something is definitely amiss. An Introduction Log will be posted so new characters can post their introductions!


The Imperial Visit || August 17th - August 27th
From August 17th to August 27th, characters will be able to roam freely across imperial territories. The event is split into two halves, The Festival of Light and The Heroes of Light. Three new cities will be added to the world map and seven new Jobs will be added to the Job List. A weapon master association will be introduced: through a learning process costing 300 EXP, they will allow the use of a specific weapon type on a Job of your choice, even if it makes little practical sense (for example, a Paladin can learn to fight with a Staff for 300 EXP).

A new concept will also be introduced: the Melodies.

Melodies function like the typical Limit Breaks in Final Fantasy games, enabling characters to use a desperation move when their health falls dangerously low. Melodies will be crafted by the players and will draw on their characters' real powers. For example, Sephiroth would be able to use the shortened version of Supernova as his Melody. The concept of Custom Jobs will be introduced as well, though it will only become available in September. Players who so choose will be able to upgrade their character's Melody into their Custom Job's supreme skill is they so wish. Following the Sephiroth example, he would be able to use the full version of his Supernova attack if he upgraded it.

More information will be made available in the OOC Post for the event.

Following the conclusion of the event, the imperial borders will not be immediately open to all. Characters will be able to go back to the cities, but will have to request a specific pass and will only be allowed to spend a limited amount of time there. Representatives from the seven new guilds and from the weapon master association will be dispatched across the permanently available cities. As such, the new Jobs are not limited in time.

Each half of the event will grant 100 EXP. Therefore, it is possible to earn a total of 200 EXP out of this event. The OOC Post will be posted on August 12th.


The Festival of Light [100 EXP] || August 18th - August 25th
The Festival of Light is something of a national holiday in the Empire! It celebrates the victory of the heroes who defeated the goddess of death in the legends of old. An IC Log with numerous prompts will be posted for characters to explore the cities and enjoy the activities. Furthermore, anyone making a top level in the IC Log will be tagged by a random NPC. It might be a joke NPC, it might be a new NPC, it might be an old friend. No way to know who will stumble on your character until it happens!


The Heroes of Light [100 EXP] || August 25th
On the evening concluding the Festival of Light, the characters will all be invited to the castle to have a dinner with the Empress herself. It seems she has something of great importance to share with them... While no one is forced to accept the invitation and while many might feel uncomfortable, such an occasion might never present itself again.



Mognet will function correctly throughout August, besides issues listed below:

• August || Linkshell Issues
Seeing how Mognet was not notified, a2lsbGVyb2Z3b3JsZA== is still part of the Kali Shashidhwaja. Notifying Mognet of this will have them remove the intruder. They've been here for two month now though, perhaps they'd reply if called out on Mognet on something that isn't Comic Sans day...?

• August 10th || Interface Issues
For reasons unknown and mysterious, the iMog Slates will be locked in Starlight (Christmas) mode all day. It involves Christmas theme, font, colors and sound effects, as well as Christmas filters over video and holographic displays.

• August 18th - August 25th || Font Changes
In honor of the Festival Light, all messages sent during that week will be written with the Runic MT font.



Ice Cream Sandwich Day || Curti Center, August 02nd
Summer is hot and it is said the first director of the Curti Center nearly died of dehydration during one of the most spectacular summers ever seen. The first secretary hired at the Curti Center had brought with her a whole bunch of Ice Cream Sandwich, and somehow managed to save the man's life thanks to this rare delicacy. Ever since then, it's customary on August 02nd for there to be Ice Cream Sandwiches proposed as the only form of food available.

Happiness Day || Worldwide, August 08th
Happiness is arguably what all sentient beings should strive for. Yet, it's the one thing sentient beings appear to lack most. To fight the unusually high sadness rates they saw existing in the world of Vaikuntha, this holiday was created by an outworlder two hundred years ago. Whether they succeeded is debatable, but happiness is happily celebrated on that day! Or at least, people try.

Festival of Light || Sen Riqeaux, August 18th - August 25th
Please look at the Event OOC Post for more regarding the Festival of Light.

Cactuar Day || Kiddillion, August 28th
Cactuars are loved by many for their cute appearance, dreaded by just as many for how deadly they are. But once upon a time, a merchant saw fit to give birth to a special breed of Cactuars to sell them as pet. Those special Cactuars couldn't attack and weren't deadly, and were amongst the favorite pets for kids. Or used to be anyway, as they are all but gone nowadays. In remembrance of better days, Cactuars are celebrated on this day in Kiddilion.




• Warlock
The Warlock Job can now be obtained! It cannot be picked as a starter Job nor does it have a guild. Characters interested in obtaining Warlock should fish for clues around the Curti Center and learn about what happened to those who got Warlock cast unto them a couple months back. Doing so they will learn Warlock is an unknown Job even Ganeshan is afraid of, and they will learn some characters had the Job cast unto them following their encounter with some manner of malevolent entity in the Dream Width.

Should they be determined to get the Job, they should find a way to head for the Dream Width and get lost in a memory with the intent to obtain Warlock. Once all of this done, they will find the Malevolent Entity who first unveiled Warlock. If they agree to make a pact with the entity, they will be given Warlock as well as means to max it out far quicker than its large amount of required EXP might lead one to think. However, making a pact with the malevolent entity means the character will have certain obligation. Not following those obligations will result in the Malevolent Entity puppeteering their body, at best. Consequences for making a pact with the Malevolent Entity are severe, permanent and irreversible. Certain villainous characters might have nothing to lose, but others may face dire consequences.

Please contact the Moderators if you would like for your character to obtain Warlock.



Please use the weather report below, should you have need to know the weather in a specific location. As the report is vague, feel free to use the listed conditions within each regions as necessary for your roleplaying needs. Non-listed locations are affected by the weather of the closest location listed below.

• Myste Aura Kingdom
Sunny, humid.
Highs of 37°C, lows of 18°C.

• Ancient Oktavia State
Sunny.
Highs of 30°C, lows of 12°C.

• Republic of Safer
Sunny and cloudy.
Highs of 10°C, lows of 0°C.

• Lands of the Min'To Crown
Sunny with sandstorms.
Highs of 42°C, lows of 22°C.

• Ancient Ruins
Cloudy with a few sunny days. Population of Calamity Monsters diminished on sunny days.
Highs of 09°C, lows of -2°C.

• Uncharted Territories
Snowstorms.
Highs of 4°C, lows of -4°C.

• Region of the Curti Center
Sunny.
Highs of 29°C, lows of 15°C.

• Region of Yun'Ashia
Sunny.
Highs of 25°C, lows of 14°C.
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[personal profile] chefbayardee 2018-07-31 03:15 pm (UTC)(link)
Will the introduction of the Sen Devadatta Empire come with new monsters for the Beastiary and, by extension, new potential Blue Magics for the Gourmand?
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Re: QUESTIONS

[personal profile] boomchucka 2018-07-31 03:27 pm (UTC)(link)
If the Melodies work in the same fashion as limit breaks, how would the Slot limit break work with the mechanics of the game?
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[personal profile] masqueraid 2018-08-01 06:20 am (UTC)(link)
Are there any potential cordoned off areas (either in the cities or the castle) that some hypothetical sneaky-types might be able to infiltrate with the help of job skills (ie. smokescreen-type stuff)? If so, would there be any possible intel about the Empire to gain from these stupid decisions?